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2019 | CITY OF EDITION

INSIDE PG 3 | TCR ENDORSEMENTS (WE SAY WHY WE SUPPORT SOMEONE) PG 6 | THE CASE FOR TONY BUZBEE PG 9 | CONSERVATIVES MUST VOTE—THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY DEPENDS ON YOU

ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 5, EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY AND RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 1 2 TCR SPECIAL ENDORSEMENTS By Gary Polland, TCR Editor-in-Chief

For 2019, TCR has devised a list of 22 yes or no questions that were sent to candidates. Candidate responses were used to award a letter grade and to determine an endorsement in each race. Any candidate whose response to a question is contradicted by public statements shall receive an incorrect grade for that question. The complete list of questions and candidate responses may be viewed at www.TexasConservativeReview.com. Participation matters, so if a candidate chose not to respond, they don’t deserve your vote and received an automatic “F.”

MAYOR: CONTROLLER: DISTRICT B: TONY BUZBEE ORLANDO SANCHEZ PRINCE E.W. BRYANT II Tony Buzbee is an American success The office of City Controller is Prince Bryant, II is a U.S. Navy story. He grew up in rural . His often overlooked amidst the higher veteran who served in the Persian Gulf parents were working class—his father profile races of Mayor and City Council War. For the past two decades, Bryant was a meat cutter and his mother a on the ballot. That reality however, has been dedicated to serving his local school bus driver, so he understands makes it no less important in the grand community assisting in FEMA and Red financial hardship and the value of a scheme of municipal government. Cross relief efforts across multiple dollar. Buzbee earned a Bachelor’s The City Controller is essentially the disasters. Bryant has a vision for his Degree from Texas A&M on an city’s chief financial officer with duties community that includes innovative ROTC scholarship which led him to a that include watching over the city’s ways to create 16,000 new jobs and commission as a second lieutenant in $5 billion+ budget, conducting audits increase home ownership in the the United States Marine Corps where of city departments and federal grant community. he led troops in combat in Somalia and programs and production of the annual the Persian Gulf. After the Marines, report of city finances. With those DISTRICT C: Buzbee moved to Houston where he duties in mind, it is essential that the GREG MEYERS earned his law degree at the University city controller be a financial watchdog of Houston and founded what would who will safeguard the public’s funds It would be difficult to dispute that become one of the most successful law and one who can remain independent Greg Meyers—who holds a BA from firms in the nation where he helped get of the mayor and city council. This year, Texas A&M, an MBA from St. Mary’s justice for workers killed or injured on TCR endorses Air Force veteran Orlando University and a Doctorate in Education the job. He’s also stood up for victims Sanchez over incumbent Chris Brown from the —is the of discrimination and even represented because of Sanchez’s background and most qualified candidate for Houston Governor Rick Perry when he was experience, which includes three terms City Council, District C. In addition to wrongly prosecuted by the liberal Travis on Houston City Council and 12 years as his impressive education, Meyers is County District Attorney. Tony is also Harris County Treasurer. also an accomplished businessman an accomplished businessman in the and public servant. While building a areas of real estate, hospitality and DISTRICT A: successful business, which he would later sell, Meyers ran and won election technology. GEORGE HARRY ZOES Tony Buzbee is the leader we need to the HISD Board of Trustees where to direct Houston at its crossroads. George Harry Zoes is the son of he served as president. At HISD, He’s led Marines. He’s led teams of Greek Immigrants who has been in Meyers used his business acumen lawyers. He’s led businesses. He’s Spring Branch since 1958. Zoes is a to create a badly needed strategic also Independent—independent of graduate of Spring Branch High School plan which helped transform HISD, divisive partisan politics and partisan and the University of Houston. Zoes, ultimately leading to its receipt of the bickering… independent of cronyism like his father, is an entrepreneur who prestigious Broad Prize, awarded to the and special interests and… independent plans to bring his 30 years of business top urban school district in the nation. of the pay-to-play donors who control experience to Houston City Council to Meyers is currently the Chief Financial politicians with their campaign help balance the budget, cut excess Officer for Kickstart Kids as well as an contributions. waste, and attract new businesses to adjunct professor at the University of the area. With his business background St. Thomas where he teaches school Buzbee has the leadership, and a strong connection to District A finance. With such a history of success, experience and vision we need at the that spans six decades, George Harry there is no question why Greg Meyers city. He is also the only candidate Zoes is well-prepared to represent the is TCR’s choice for District C. who can beat Turner in the runoff. district on Council. Conservatives need to band together and elect Tony Buzbee, the candidate who can put Houston back on track.

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DISTRICT D: and has been a frequent participant Center in intensive care nursing. Sauke ANDREW C. BURKS, JR. in the District G civic associations and is active within her community, serving Super Neighborhood meetings, which as an officer with the Willow Meadows Andrew Burks was elected to has kept him in tune with the needs of Civic Club and a member of the Magic the Houston City Council At-Large, the district. Circle Republican Women’s Club. The Position 2 seat in 2011 with the importance of health care will only recommendation of TCR. Although grow as the population ages, which a Democrat, Burks received a DISTRICT H: NO ENDORSEMENT makes Sauke’s perspective unique and perfect score on the TCR candidate welcome on Houston City Council and a questionnaire and performed well very good reason to give her a place on on Houston City Council, working in DISTRICT I: Council. a very bi-partisan way. Despite his RICHARD “RICK” GONZALES performance, Burks did not earn re-election in 2013. Based on the Richard “Rick” Gonzales is a retired AT LARGE POSITION 1: current field and his past performance, Houston Police Officer of 30 years MIKE KNOX TCR recommends Andrew Burks for who has worked in many aspects of Mike Knox is a native Houstonian, District D. the community including the Truancy a United States Air Force veteran and Unit, School Resource Officer, Gang career law enforcement officer with the DISTRICT E: Officer Differential Response Unit, Houston Police Department. At HPD, Inhalant Abuse Unit and Homeland DAVE MARTIN Knox became a gang expert who helped Security at both Houston Airports. He create the HPD’s first gang unit and Dave Martin was first elected to is a certified Crime Prevention Officer wrote a book on the subject entitled, Houston City Council in November 2012 and holds a TECOE Master Police Gangsta in the House: Understanding to fill the seat vacated by Mike Sullivan, License. Gonzales has worked on the Gang Culture. Knox was elected to who left to seek office as Harris County streets his entire career and knows Houston City Council in 2015 and has Tax Assessor-Collector. An accountant the citizens of District I extremely well, been an effective, conservative voice on by profession, Martin has used his which makes him well-qualified to Council; he has for example routinely financial background to bring a sound provide them the excellent constituent opposed Mayor Sylvester Turner’s fiscal policy perspective to the city services lacking under the incumbent. frivolous spending, such as the $3 of Houston. Martin has been an With his intimate knowledge of District million contract for bands at the airport. effective advocate for his district, which I, relationships within the community Knox’s impeccable credentials, unique includes Kingwood and Clear Lake, and a distinguished law enforcement experience and unassailable record on and has earned TCR’s endorsement for background, Rick Gonzales is TCR’s City Council have once again earned re-election. choice for District I. him TCR’s vote of confidence and endorsement for re-election. DISTRICT F: DISTRICT J: VAN HUYNH BARRY CURTIS AT LARGE POSITION 2: For the past three years, Van Huynh Barry Curtis has deep roots in WILLIE DAVIS has served as Chief of Staff for outgoing District J, dating back to 1977, and is Pastor Willie Davis is an impressive District F Council Member Steve Le, a graduate of Sharpstown High School candidate for Houston City Council. which has given him unique insights in the district. He and his wife have This US Army veteran who volunteered into the district, its residents and their raised their children in District J and, during the Viet Nam era and served in needs. With his City Hall background, as a police officer, Curtis served in the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Huynh is prepared to hit the ground and around District J, and developed Berets) went on to earn a Bachelor’s running from day one. relationships in the community that will degree in Political Science as well as serve him well as the District J Council a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in DISTRICT G: Member. Theology. In addition to his service as GREG TRAVIS a senior pastor, Davis has impressive DISTRICT K: private sector experience at companies Greg Travis holds undergraduate such as Brown & Root and Phillips 66. degrees from Westminster College and KIM SAUKE a law degree from the University of Kim Sauke is a 35-year resident of Texas School of Law. Travis, who was Houston who holds a nursing degree AT LARGE POSITION 3: elected in 2015, is seeking his second from San Jacinto College, a BBA from Le MICHAEL KUBOSH term representing the people of District Tourneu University and an MBA from Michael Kubosh first earned G. During his first term,Travis has used Texas Women’s University. She has an notoriety before his election to City his professional skills as a litigator to accomplished career in health care that Council as the man who fought City Hall aggressively represent his constituents includes training in the Houston Medical and won his campaign to remove red

4 ~ CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 SYLVESTER TURNER TRIED TO RAISE TAXES AFTER HARVEY. MIKE KNOX SAID NO AND WON A VOTE TO ROLL BACK YOUR TAX RATE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS!

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~ TCR ENDORSEMENT EDITORIAL (CONTINUED) light cameras in the City of Houston. Dolcefino hopes to shine a light on the AT LARGE POSITION 5: Since his election, Kubosh has made a business-as-usual politics of City Hall ERIC DICK major impact at City Hall. The scrappy and bring transparency to the city of incumbent has been a leader and a Houston. His fiery pursuit of the truth Eric was born and raised in Houston, solid conservative vote on a number is likely attributed to his DNA—he Texas. He received his Bachelor of of issues important to conservatives. is the son of Wayne Dolcefino, long Business Administration from the TCR proudly recommended Kubosh in considered one of the Houston’s best University of Phoenix in 2004 and his two previous campaigns based on investigative journalists. Dolcefino is a earned his Juris Doctor from the his business background, community graduate of the University of Texas and Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the involvement and for his willingness to has been an active conservative—as a largest law school in the United States. fight for what is right; Michael Kubosh member of the Young Conservatives Eric has also received his L.L.M., which has delivered on all counts and TCR of Texas and former staffer for Briscoe is an advanced law degree in taxation, once again endorses Michael Kubosh Cain, named the most conservative from the University of Alabama School for re-election to Houston City Council, member of the Texas House—and of Law. Dick is also a licensed real At-Large, Position 3. has earned the support of numerous estate agent and a licensed insurance conservative groups including the agent. AT LARGE POSITION 4: Kingwood Tea Party, Spring Branch Eric Dick is public servant with a passion for helping people. An ANTHONY DOLCEFINO Republicans, POLICE, INC and even has the backing of the Houston Fire attorney by profession, Dick represents Anthony Dolcefino presents an Fighters. TCR is proud to join the homeowners whose claims have opportunity to elect a different impressive list of organizations backing been delayed, denied or underpaid perspective—one of youth and this conservative rising star. by insurance companies to help idealism—to Houston City Council. make them whole following damages Dolcefino is young, idealistic and caused by fires, hailstorms and of reform-minded and plans to make his course severe weather events such as mark on the political landscape. Like Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Tony Buzbee at the top of the ticket, Imelda. His passion for helping extends

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beyond his profession. For years, he for his activist background, his business of community and educational has been fighting to overturn the City and legal experience and his service to associations. At just 24 years of age, of Houston’s 2012 ban on feeding the the community. Dakota Stormer has already achieved homeless, which makes it a crime to much during his young life and should distribute food contributions to more HOUSTON COMMUNITY be a role model for youth in our city. than five people without an approved TCR gives this young leader a hearty city permit. Dick has a website COLLEGE DISTRICT I: endorsement and looks forward to his dedicated to the issue at http://www. DAKOTA STORMER leadership at HCC. feeding.rocks. There is no question that the Eric is currently a Trustee with education paradigm has shifted in METRO TRANSIT AUTHORITY, the Harris County Department of recent years. A four-year college degree Education where he has served since and its associated debt is no longer a PROP A: his election in 2016. With his heart and given and is certainly not a guarantee AGAINST history of helping people, along with a of employment as was the case in years In his October 20th Houston conservative world view and business past. It is also true that the stigma Chronicle editorial, Gilbert Garcia, experience, Eric Dick is the obvious once associated with technical training choice for the Houston City Council, who served as Chairman of Metro for for welders, electricians and plumbers, 6 years, called the latest Metro bond At-Large, Position 5 seat. TCR gives Eric which can provide entry level incomes Dick an enthusiastic thumbs-up. proposal, “A bad, irresponsible idea.” of $60-$70,000 annually, has largely Garica goes on to say that Metro cannot vanished. Community colleges like afford to borrow $3.5 billion and that to STATE REPRESENTATIVE HCC have embraced the new paradigm ask voters for such borrowing authority, DISTRICT 148: and by extension need leadership while current rail and bus ridership CHRIS CARMONA not bound to outdated educational numbers remain below forecasts, while thinking. Dakota Stormer represents the bus fleet continues to age, while the Conservatives have the opportunity just this type of next generation costs associated with the Uptown Bus this November to pick up the seat thinking and leadership. Rapid Transit (BRT) remain unknown previously held by Democrat Jessica Dakota Stormer is a native and while other “state of good repair” Farrar. The election is a free-for-all Houstonian who graduated investments remain unmet, is bad with 15 candidates. Although running valedictorian from Magnolia West High policy. Other reasons Garcia offers to as an Independent, Carmona has long School. Stormer then attended the support opposition to the proposal ties to the Republican Party, including University of Texas at Austin where include a lack of transparency, an as the former co-chair of the Young he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in ill-conceived rail plan that Garcia Republican National Federation and chemical engineering. Dakota then predicts won’t draw sustainable Executive Director of the Texas Young attended Johns Hopkins University ridership to the Hobby Airport, a Republicans. Most recently, Carmona part-time for a master’s degree in lack of density for rail ridership and ran for Chairman of the Harris County energy policy and climate while also a lack of fiscal responsibility. If the Republican Party in 2018 but lost working as a Health, Safety, Security, former Chairman of Metro and one narrowly to the incumbent. It will be and Environmental Advisor for an of its biggest fans can’t get behind interesting to see if Carmona’s strategy energy company in Houston. this $3.5 billion blank check, then this to run as an Independent can garner Stormer has founded two proposition must be really, really bad. him crossover votes in this Democrat companies, four advocacy organizations TCR recommends a “no” vote on this district. TCR gives the nod to Carmona and has served on ten boards boondoggle. 

TONY BUZBEE THE RIGHT CANDIDATE TO RESCUE THE CITY OF HOUSTON

The City of Houston has a strong that enriches the mayor’s friends with no accountability—will accelerate the mayoral form of government and taxpayer dollars. City’s demise even faster. needs a strong mayor at the helm of Houston, we can do better. Houston, In this year’s election for Houston the nation’s fourth largest city. Over we MUST do better. If not, our city is Mayor, TCR endorses Tony Buzbee the past four years, Houstonians have ruined. We have already gone four because of his background, his stand witnessed the consequences of weak years in the wrong direction; another on the issues and because he is the leadership, poor financial practices, a four years under this mayor—who, only candidate who can beat Sylvester muddled vision and an agenda that is because he is term-limited, will have a Turner. self-serving and steeped in cronyism “blank check” to do as he pleases with

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THE BUZBEE STORY: and also worked to help support the he attended and graduated Summa MEET TCR’S CHOICE family. Buzbee ultimately found his way Cum Laude from the University of out of his rural hometown with an ROTC Houston Law Center. After a brief time FOR MAYOR scholarship to Texas A&M followed by a working for a large law firm,Buzbee It is no secret that Tony Buzbee has commission in the United States Marine founded his own law firm where he achieved a high degree of success as specialized in helping workers seriously the head of his own law firm where he injured and killed on the job. Since he helps get justice primarily for workers founded his firm, he has grown it to killed or injured on the job. He’s also Tony Buzbee is the be one of the top firms in the nation. stood up for victims of discrimination In addition to his legal career, Buzbee and even represented Governor Rick candidate with the has an extensive business career in Perry when he was wrongly prosecuted which he has helped turn around by the liberal Travis County District character, skills and failing businesses including restaurants Attorney. Buzbee has wrought justice and hotels. He also built a real estate for his clients and in the process vision we need to portfolio of commercial and residential achieved success. But this wasn’t correct the wrong properties. He’s also been involved always the case. Tony Buzbee started with the tech startup for the mobile app out as the son of a butcher and a direction of the Favor, which was just sold to the HEB school bus driver. He was raised in the grocery chain. Impressively, Buzbee has rural Texas town of Queen City Texas past four years. built all of his ventures with no debt. (population around 1,500) where his Takeaways from Buzbee’s history family of six shared a 1,400 square foot are numerous. His modest upbringing home, whose walls were so thin that taught him the value of the dollar and he frequently overheard his parents Corps where he led Marines in combat he learned from his parents the idea discussing which bills they could pay in Somalia and the Persian Gulf. of never giving up. As a businessman, and which they could not. Buzbee fed After discharge from the Marines, he has a perspective that Turner does chickens and hogs on the family farm Buzbee moved to Houston where not possess; one that will help guide

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the city to fiscal fitness. Buzbee is a Other Buzbee planks include: Coalitions—Tony Buzbee has a leader; he led young Marines in combat number of built-in constituencies that and he’s led teams of lawyers to build • Implement Prop B and give he can count on along his path to one of the most successful law firms firefighters the pay raise that victory. For example, Buzbee is the in the country and ultimately he is voters approved only veteran in this year’s mayor’s race, prepared to lead the 22,000 workers at which will earn him a large share of the • Add 1,500 new police officers the city of Houston out of mediocrity huge veteran population and those who and into excellence. Finally, the Marine • Implementation of Zero–based appreciate the service of veterans. In Corps, especially Special Ops where he budgeting to rein in city a similar vein, Buzbee would be the served, helped create in him the type spending first Aggie elected Mayor of Houston of character and leadership the city which will give Houston’s substantial needs at its current crossroads. There • Full online disclosure of all Aggie population a reason to get out on is a Marine Corps slogan that says, spending for the public and the November 5th. Buzbee also has a huge “Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome”, media following within the rank-and-file of the which is a mindset that allows Marines first responder community, which will to deal with any physical, mental, or • Appointment of an independent work hard for him in the runoff. auditor to not only audit spiritual hardship. It is a mindset that Buzbee the Independent—As expenditures but to also audit would serve us well at the helm of the an Independent not bound by city processes to identify ways city, where Buzbee will implement his partisanship, one of Buzbee’s greatest to become more efficient plan for the future. advantages is his ability to secure • Dedicating drainage fee support from Republicans, conservative THE BUZBEE PLAN revenues to drainage projects Democrats and Independents. and ending all diversions The Buzbee Movement—Tony Tony Buzbee has plans for every Buzbee’s campaign is in no way area of the city he sees lacking. Those • Repairing and clearing the ordinary. He has tapped into a burning plans can be found on his website existing drainage system to desire among the electorate for change at www.TonyBuzbeeForMayor.com. move water faster and leadership. His groundswell of Buzbee is proud of his plan and often support is clear at the meet-and-greet tells audiences that he “wrote every • Reward developers who invest events he holds in every neighborhood word of it.” The highlights include: in flood abatement with across the city—he has held over 60 dollar-for-dollar offsets to CORRUPTION thus far—that pack restaurants and drainage taxes in the year of event halls with crowds averaging 100+ the investment to encourage people, but have reached as high as Buzbee’s pledge to not accept drainage-friendly construction campaign contributions ensures that 1,500. he can remain independent from the influence of campaign donors and TONY BUZBEE’S PATH LET’S GET BEHIND BUZBEE special interest groups. He also pledges TO VICTORY AND TAKE THE CITY IN A to seek a charter amendment that would prevent campaign contributors A key factor in Tony Buzbee’s BRIGHTER DIRECTION from being able to enter into a endorsement is that he has a path to victory, much of which was lacking Voters have the chance to change contract with or work for the city for the City’s direction by electingTony a period of one year to prevent the in Sylvester Turner’s 2015 runoff opponent. Buzbee. Tony Buzbee is not the perfect rampant pay-to-play that he alleges choice, but he is the BEST choice. He Resources—Tony Buzbee is self- against the Turner and previous city is the candidate with the character, funding his campaign, which will be a administrations. skills and vision we need to correct the major key to his victory. While other wrong direction of the past four years. candidates are expending the resources FLOODING But in order for him to take on that of time and money to raise campaign mission, all of us—male and female, Buzbee is passionate about dollars, Buzbee can focus on connecting young and old, rich and poor and those addressing the flooding problem. He with voters, not donors and special of every color and ethnicity—must join has spent countless hours researching interest groups. This means that Buzbee together and vote for a brighter future the issue, meeting with experts is the only candidate in the race who by voting for Tony Buzbee.  and elected officials, meeting with can match or exceed Sylvester Turner homeowners who have flooded, and dollar-for-dollar, despite a seemingly has taken boat tours of the San Jacinto endless flow of pay-to-play donors River to see firsthand the issues caused looking to siphon more taxpayer dollars by sand mining and a lack of dredging. from city coffers.

8 CONSERVATIVES MUST VOTE—THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY DEPENDS ON YOU!

In TCR’s Mayoral Preview Edition published last month, the Flood Czar Stephen Costello recently admitted, case was made that Sylvester Turner has been the worst “When people ask us today if we’re more prepared mayor in decades, maybe ever. In case you missed that now than we were prepared for Harvey, the answer, edition (which is online at www.TexasConservativeReview. unfortunately, is no…” com), a recap of some of Turner’s failures is included below. • Harvey response was an unmitigated disaster. Even without reading the content, most conservatives Residents had no warning that the gates at the Barker already realize that the city cannot afford four more years and Addicks Reservoirs would be opened and their of Sylvester Turner. But what they may not realize is that homes would be flooded. Turner refused to mobilize conservatives are responsible for electing Sylvester Turner. HFD to aid in rescues, because he did not want to pay That is not to say that conservatives voted for Turner; but for overtime. by staying home and not voting, it was the same as if they did. And it was a large number of conservatives who stayed • Hurricane Harvey relief has been the disaster after home—in fact, nearly 60,000 Republican primary voters the disaster; to date only 15 home owners have and over 200,000 conservative independents chose not to been helped. The Turner administration’s handling participate. If conservatives want to beat Turner and turn our of disaster assistance has been so incompetent that city around, they must vote and must get others to vote. For the state has had to step in and take over. Turner has those who need the ammunition to convince their friends paid contractors (almost every single one of them a and family, read on. campaign donor) millions to do nothing.

Under the so-called leadership of Mayor Sylvester Turner, • The Turner administration approved the development the problems in which the city found itself at the time of in Kingwood that led to flooding in May. Following Turner’s election four years ago, have only been exacerbated that flood, Turner failed to do anything about the with even more created by his administration. The worst ~ CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 of these problems are well documented—financial issues, animosity between first responders over pay parity, flooding, traffic congestion, increasing crime, dangerous and decaying infrastructure and a homeless population exploding right before the eyes of residents and visitors alike.

A deeper dive into these problems and Turner’s failure to provide leadership lead to one inevitable conclusion— Houston cannot afford four more years of Sylvester Turner!

THE TURNER RECORD

PUBLIC SAFETY • In 2015 he promised to bolster HPD’s ranks by an additional 800 officers, but has had a net loss of officers. After months of denial by Turner and his media apologists, new crime statistics prove that crime is actually up. Turner has also created animosity between police and fire fighters by fighting pay parity and refusing to implement the pay raise that nearly 300,000 voters approved.

FLOODING • Turner failed to prepare for flooding even though experts advised him the city was not prepared. It wasn’t until after Harvey that Turner started doing anything. And they haven’t done much since. Turner

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development and Kingwood flooded once again CITY FINANCES during Tropical Storm Imelda, causing flood damage to more homes. • Sylvester Turner has managed to bloat the city budget to $5.1 Billion for FY2020, up nearly $250 • Turner continues to divert drainage revenues away million from 2019. In total, spending has increased from drainage projects. overall by 15% since Turner took office, but still ran a deficit of $435 million in the last budget.

CORRUPTION It has been stated here and before. The city of Houston • Pay-to-play—the practice of rewarding campaign cannot afford four more years of Sylvester Turner. donors with city contracts—is running rampant Unfortunately that is a danger that we face if conservatives under the Turner administration. Turner do not get out and vote. A recent University of Houston poll doesn’t even try to deny it. He frequently tells shows Sylvester Turner at 43.5% with 17% undecided, which audiences that he is doing exactly what previous presents the threat that Turner could win without a runoff. administrations have done. One flagrant example of Tony Buzbee is Turner’s largest threat, polling at 23.5% pay-to-play involves Mayor Sylvester Turner’s former and is the only hope for conservatives to capture City Hall. law partner, who was awarded $6.7 million for “legal This most recent poll also reinforces what other polls have services” from a $35 million Hurricane Harvey relief shown; that none of the bottom 10 candidates—including contract. Bill King at 7.8% and Dwight Boykins at 6.8%—have any chance of advancing to the runoff. • Just recently the media broke the story of how Sylvester Turner created an internship for a personal It is time for conservatives to rally behind Tony Buzbee—the “friend” at $95,000 per year; more incredibly, Turner best candidate to lead our city and the only candidate who green-lighted the sweetheart position during a hiring can beat Sylvester Turner; but you must get out and vote. freeze. Conservatives, this is your call to action—get out and vote and take as many like-minded conservatives with you as you can muster. The future of our city depends on you! 

ABOUT TEXAS CONSERVATIVE REVIEW EDITOR Gary Polland

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MAYOR DISTRICT A DISTRICT I

 TONY BUZBEE  GEORGE HARRY ZOES  RICHARD “RICK” GONZALES

AT LARGE POSITION 1 DISTRICT B DISTRICT J

 MIKE KNOX  PRINCE E.W. BRYANT II  BARRY CURTIS

AT LARGE POSITION 2 DISTRICT C DISTRICT K

 WILLIE R. DAVIS  GREG MEYERS  KIM SAUKE

AT LARGE POSITION 3 DISTRICT D STATE REPRESENTATIVE  MICHAEL KUBOSH  ANDREW C. BURKS, JR. DISTRICT 148

 CHRIS CARMONA AT LARGE POSITION 4 DISTRICT E  ANTHONY DOLCEFINO  DAVE MARTIN HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT I AT LARGE POSITION 5 DISTRICT F  DAKOTA STORMER  ERIC DICK  VAN HUYNH

CONTROLLER DISTRICT G

 ORLANDO SANCHEZ  GREG TRAVIS

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Not a career politician. Not accepting campaign donations. Will eliminate pay-to-play. Will keep our streets safe, fix outdated infrastructure, and improve city services.

VOTE TONY BUZBEE FOR MAYOR | NOV. 5, 2019 EARLY VOTING: MONDAY, OCT. 21ST - FRIDAY, NOV. 1ST

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